Fashion Camouflage

AP Photo/Piperlime A camouflage cropped military jacket. “Think of it as the non-print print,” says Heather Archibald, director of merchandising at online retailer Piperlime. “It’s like the paisley of a million years ago. ... It has found a way into our wardrobe as a staple.”

AP Photo/Aeropostale A camouflage purse. Camo is peaking,” according to Emilia Fabricant, Aeropostale’s executive vice president of design, merchandising and production. “It’s hitting everything, from sweaters to outerwear. It’s so graphic. It’s edgy but it’s also completely neutral.”

AP Photo/Aeropostale A camouflage backpack represents the trend. That’s the beauty of camouflage: it dresses up, it dresses down. It is as urban or as country as you want to make it. (AP Photo/Aeropostale)

AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File A camouflage fur coat from the Michael Kors Fall 2013 collection in New York. The print that at one time was only a tool for military troops to go unnoticed has become a front-and-center look in fashion. It’s been adapted in luxe fur, sequin sweaters, athletic wear and casual kicks.

AP Photo/Mini Boden Colored camouflage socks are shown. While adults and teens can do the muted, more realistic palettes for camo, kids should do almost a cartoon-color version, suggests Roberts Rassi, a style consultant for Boden.

AP Photo/Mini Boden This product image released by Mini Boden shows a children’s shaggy camouflage hoodie. While adults and teens can do the muted, more realistic palettes, kids should do almost a cartoon-color version, suggests Roberts Rassi, a style consultant for Boden.

AP Photo/Aeropostale A camouflage jacket. Zanna Roberts Rassi, Marie Claire’s senior fashion editor, says of camo: “It comes from the military, but it’s being made now for a night on the town.”